Emily 10 Months

 

On March 6th Emily turned 10 months!  I can't believe how fast time is going.  We went to her 10 month check-up where she weighed in at 13 lbs. 2 1/2 oz.  I added Emily's growth chart to the blog so that everyone can see what we are talking about when we talk about her growth chart and not following a curve.  

This is going to be a little jumbled because I am just going to write down my thoughts as they come to mind:

After talking to the doctor today he removed her diagnosis as Failure To Thrive, which makes me happy.  But we still know that there is something going on.  We were going to do more blood work but the doctor wants to wait until she is 1 to do that.  He feels that since she is spitting up less that she is probably growing out of this reflux thing and will probably start to gain more weight. So now we are going to wait and see what she looks like at 1 year.  

Another reason she may not be gaining as much weight as she should is because she still has two ear infections.  I will need to bring her back to the doctor in 3 weeks to make sure that they are better.  

Our pediatrician works in an office with several (I think 6) other pediatricians and has spoke to most of them about Emily so we have a whole team of doctors on our side.

So now we wait and pray that everything has worked itself out and that at 1 year everything will be fine.

We are very thankful for all the thoughts and prayers that have been said for Emily.

Questions About Emily

We have had a few questions about Emily and her health,  rather than answer each question multiple times we are going to answer them on here.  Thank you for all your prayers!  We can see a physical change in Emily, she LOOKS bigger but we take her in on Tuesday for her check up and we will see what the doctor says.

First off I want to say how much I like my pediatrician.  He is genuinely concerned about Emily and how I am doing and dealing with all the information.  He calls me personally to talk over any tests that we have done and check to see how Emily is doing.  He will also make sure the boys are doing good even if I don't have an appointment for them.  I think that I lucked out with our pediatrician.

Emily is babbling.

Emily can roll around and she does, when she wants to.  The problem is that she doesn't seem to want to move very much.

Ryan and I are both pretty small so it is no surprise that Emily is small, the concern is that she is not following a growth curve.

As far as her fine motor skills are concerned, she is a pro!  She is great with her finger thumb grasp.  She transfers things from one hand to the other.  She tracks objects and even knows where they are even if they are out of sight.  We don't think that there is anything wrong cognitively.  She is VERY smart!

Emily looks perfectly normal, there isn't anything "unusual" looking about her. We don't think that it is a genetic problem.

Emily is weak.  She can't get herself to sitting but she can sit by herself.  She doesn't crawl.  We are hoping that the weekly physical therapy sessions will help with this.

Emily's hearing and vision tests came back normal. 

Emily was small at birth she weighed 5 lbs 13 oz.  It isn't an issue of her being small it is more the fact that she is not growing on a growth curve.  

She hasn't lost weight she just isn't gaining weight. She eats a TON!  She eats 4-6 containers of baby food a a day.  She also nurses 4-6 times a day.  She isn't spitting up as much as she was, which is good.  We are going to have her stomach looked at.  The doctor wants to do an x-ray of her eating.

We will take her in this afternoon for another appointment.  We will update the blog then.  We love all of you!

Christopher's Scripture

On Sunday, February 19th, Christopher gave the scripture in Primary:

"If ye love me keep my commandments" John 14:15

Nathanial's Talk

On Sunday, February 12th, Nathanial gave a talk in Primary about Nephi and the broken bow.

"When Lehi's family left Jerusalem they took their bows and arrows so they could hunt for food.  Nephi's strong steel bow broke, and his brothers' bows had lost their spring and didn't work.  Everyone was hungry and started to complain, even Lehi.  Nephi didn't complain, instead he made a new wooden bow and arrow.  Then he asked his father where he should go hunting.

"Lehi was sorry that he had complained and asked the Lord where to send Nephi to hunt.  The Lord answered his prayer.  Nephi brought back many wild beasts to feed their families.  Everyone was happy and thanked Heavenly Father for helping them." ^1

"Nephi's family was blessed because Nephi chose the right instead of complaining.  We are commanded to choose the right.  I will choose the right just like Nephi and I will reply, "I will go, I will do, the things the Lord Commands, I know the Lord provides a way, He wants me to obey."^2

1. More of My First Book of Mormon Stories Retold by Deanna Draper Buck Illustrated by Jerry Harston, Copyright 2005.

2. "Nephi's Courage" Children's Song Book, pg. 120